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Boris could tell a joke ie “Have you heard the one about the old Etonian who wanted to become Mayor?” And David could moan on and on and on about the state of the nation. Hopefully Sarah will get the cheeers and applaus she deserves; well done her!!!! Nice to have you on side!

All these Tory queens are going to get a rude awakening if the Tories win the next election as the viciously homophobic wing of that party is going to rear its ugly head. We’ve already been warned about this by the Tories teaming up with the Polish Law and Justice Party in the European parliament. The Law and Justice party president believes that tolerance of homosexuality will lead to the destruction of humanity. This exposes Cameron’s claims that he believes in gay equality to be an utter sham and a lie.

yep agree with beau nosh… Tories oppose the equality bill a lot of em voted against the civil partnerships bill and they want to av possibly thousands more faith schools allowing even more preaching of religious peoples intolerance down young childrens throats….

hmmm which would i prefer? Tories who want to kiss the arses of the religious extremists and who av a history of going against gay rights or Labour who’ve actually introduced legislation in support of gays and lesbians? i know that at least when i vote i’m not gonna vote against gays and lesbians interests

and good for Sarah whatever reason shes doin this for at least shes doin it…thumbs up for that at least

Beau, she is going in desperation to try and rally a few extra votes from one of the last bastions of Labour support. They’ve lost the unions, they’re losing the BME community, they’ve lost the council estates. Lies and bankrupt polices have got them nowhere, but apparently there are still a few in the gay community who haven’t seen through the smoke and mirrors.

“yup yup – thumbs up to Boris Johnson and David Cameron for marching too? Or do your thumbs up only go for the wives of leaders too scared to walk the streets of his own country?”

difference is theres no reason to believe the Labour lot are institutionally homophobic and at least it can be believed that Sarah is sincere….Tory leaders and high ranking other Tories trying to prove they’ve changed when their partys votes show differently are somethin else and it cannot be presumed they are at all sincere lookin at the history of Tory attitudes towards gays

Lib Dems and Greens will probably be marchin too i guess and those parties have a good record on gay rights issues

my post was based on the sincerity of beliefs within the various parties…and in historical terms Tory leaders marchin would be similar in my book to leaders of the BNP marching…in other words not sincere at all

notice you failed to address the sincerity and proof of the Tories on gay rights issues Anon……maybe because it has not been at all proven that they can be trusted in this area yet going off their members votes and previous Tory disregard for this subject…we are talking about a gay pride parade here the Tories should be ashamed of their record on gay rights, not proud!

Robert, ex-pat Brit, Cameron is going to be there mate! David Cameron has accepted an invitation to appear at an event from gay Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Stourbridge, Margot James.

Last gay pride obama was in chicago during the city’s pride. He didn’t march. he got his hair did instead. Gays get the political cold shoulder mostly in the us. it’s some sort of stride no? Fake or not, at least it’s happening. It’s supportive on some level.

What the hell does that have to do with anything?? I hate the Labour Party almost as much as I hate the tories, but we shouldn’t criticise anyone for showing solidarity with the LGBTQ community at gay pride.

I’m sure many readers of this site look forward to the day when Sister Mary Clarence is PM and vulpus_rex the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

With the utter, unbelievable brilliance of their arguments, a depth of knowledge of economics, history and social science that is clear for all to see, a blindingly obvious level of intellectual ability and a generosity of spirit few other humans possess, they would surely lead us all swiftly and confidently into a world very different than that we have now.

charity Sister. Let’s give her the benefit of the doubt that she is actually on our side. We know Gordie avoided as meny votes as he could, but she may be genuine. And being polite to her doesn’t mean a vote for Flash!!

Stuart Neyton, if Brown wanted to show solidarity, he should have come himself. It is all backfires (and a lot of the comments here suggest it might0, there will be a lot less flack if its the poor wifey marching and getting jeered that Brown himself.

Its a cheap stunt and all it shows is that they are desperate to scrape a few votes

More fool her for doing it, she’ll probably end up getting stoned (missiles not drugs)

Got to agree with you Simon Murphy. Gordon Brown may not be the most popular British Prime Minister of all time but he is on our side and so is Labour and he also has some very excellent gay ministers like Lord Peter Mandelson and others who will pull Britain out of the recession. If you want a job done properly and well, ask a gay man to do it. That’s why Gordon Brown has gay ministers because he knows what is good for him politically and for the country. Well done Sarah, nice to have you aboard.

“Booing is a socially conventional method of expressing disapproval in a public forum.

I wonder though, Lezabella, if you also consider those who booed Boris Johnson last year as mean spirited and nasty.”

Booing may be a socially accepted way blah, blah, blah, but Rex that’s not my point – my point is WHY are you booing her, specifically? She’s not Gordon! She’s there to show solidarity with us, and you repay that by booing the woman? It’s not a Big Brother eviction for goodness sake!

Yes I do think people booing Boris Johnson was bad, if someone is there to support us and show solidarity then good luck to them!

As I’ve already said (which everyone seems to conviniently ignore), Sarah Brown does a hell of a lot of charity work in her own spare time, and she has been through a lot of heartache in her life……so why on earth would you want to boo a woman knowing all of this???? A woman, there to support us?! The mind boggles!

Oh dear Gordon Brown, how low will you go. What a cynical, fake piece of political chicanery.

Why did she not join pride anytime in the past?????

Why is Sarah Brown suddenly ‘interested’ in Gay rights. Maybe it’s just because her incompetent unelected Prime Minister husband is desperate to cling to power. What next?? Is Sarah going to convert to Islam??? to win the muslim vote.

Throw things at and boo Mrs Brown? Dear me! This is ENGLAND! Lets be more respectful to the lady, people. If you don’t like him, boo him,like the people at Normandy did. She does not have to do this you know.

…that was a dry joke by the way, no offence meant. English humour all the way! ;-) I have no intention of doing such a thing by any means, I was quite uncomfortable when even BNP leader Nick Griffin was egged a few weeks ago. There are better ways to do things but people are angry this year, they are angry with the mess this country is in. Pride started forty years ago after a riot, maybe if things get worse a riot will start after pride.

After Harriet Harman was rather loudly booed off the main stage last year and members of our own community protested at Stonewall’s refusal to push for full rights and freedoms rather than half-measures, combined with the MPs expenses scandals, bank payouts and bailouts, job losses, cuts in public services no wonder they have security concerns to the point that this will probably the first year ever not a single MP will appear in public at London Pride event. Oh well at least they’ll be sending some smiley ambassadors along instead. Horray!

Sarah Brown is attending Pride because she has been ordered to do so by Bottler’s spin doctors.

They are desperate beyond articulation to garner some positive news for the destroyer of our economy. Sarah has been told to get down with the poofters and shore up the vote in a once reliable section of the population who if some of the people in here are anything to go by would vote for a monkey as long as it was a labour monkey.

She might do a lot of charity work, but then I read that Eva Braun was a lovely woman who also had the bad luck to fall in love with an evil, insane dictator who wrecked his country.

“She might do a lot of charity work, but then I read that Eva Braun was a lovely woman who also had the bad luck to fall in love with an evil, insane dictator who wrecked his country.”

Some info about Sarah:

Sarah gave birth prematurely to a daughter, Jennifer Jane, who died when she was only 10 days old. After this devestation she founded charity Piggy Bank Kids, which began as a research fund to tackle complications in pregnancy. In 2003 she gave birth to her second child, a boy, John, then on 17 July 2006 she had another boy, James Fraser. In November of that year, James Fraser was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. She is the patron of domestic violence charity Women’s Aid and of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre.

This woman has been through a lot in her life, and whether she’s been asked to or not, she doesn’t have to go to pride, but she still is.

All of this, coupled with the fact that she IS NOT Gordon Brown
gives you absoloutely no reason whatsoever, to boo and hence humiliate a woman who has never hurt anyone!

And then to compare her to Eva Braun?! Is planet ‘Vulpus’ nice this time of year?

As I said before Rex, booing this woman would just show your own spiteful side as she just does not deserve it.

Well said Lezabella! There should (I hope) still be some thing called common manners in this country despite everything that might p*ss us off! You see this nasty attitude all the time AND the media loves this “lets boo and be horrid to people.” They boo contestants going into the BB House even before you see them do anything or know anything about their personailties! And the auditions on Britains Got Talent and X factor are like the Gestapo meets the baying Roman Mob! Glad you were joking David Henry about the eggs. As for “sending” Mrs Brown out to play with the poofs, Vulpus, does this mean she has no mind of her own?! I don’t think Sarah Brown could be “made” to do it.

will probably the first year ever not a single MP will appear in public at London Pride event.

Harriet Harman, Jeremy Hunt and Chris Bryant will be attending and speaking. We don’t want to dominate the proceedings with too many MPs but they will be there; and have been encouraged to stick to relevant and interesting (short) speeches.

Is Sarah Brown a cheap trick to woo the Pink vote? If you don’t vote labour I doubt one appearance by the PM’s Mrs is going to sway you. Lets just see it as it is. The PM’s wife is supporting gay rights. If she hands out leaflets saying vote labour I might get a bit cross. Where is Mrs Clegg then? or Mrs Cameron?

“‘I just think it was in very poor taste.’ so’s corting the Queer vote with cheap tricks lesabella”

Two wrongs don’t make a right. Booing a woman, who I have pointed out, does a lot of charity work, has a sick child and has lost another, seems very mean spirited, spiteful and nasty. She’s going to be there at Pride. Whether she has been asked to or not, who cares? She could of said no, but she hasn’t!

Then to compare her to Adolf Hitler’s mistress (later wife) takes the biscuit.

People need to learn a bit of decorum and realise they’re not at a Big Brother eviction where you boo all and sundry for no reason.

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